Varuna, obviously it doesn't make much sense, to specify the my.ini location in my.ini itself. The "--defaults-file" option is used as a direct start-up parameter for mysql-server both, run as service or console-process. It simply tells the server-process where to look for the oneandonly my.ini. Any fullpath given here, overrides the default search-path during server-startup. I assume your server-process has been already started with a "--defaults-file" -option pointing to a my.ini in the mysql-application-directory, therefor it failed after deleting the file at this location. You may change the direct service-startup options by invoking mysqld-nt with options --remove and --install: With the "install" option you can specify the complete "command-line" including additional options which will be used when the server starts as a service.
e.g. net stop mysql mysqld-nt --remove mysqld-nt --install MYSQL "--defaults-file=\"c:\program files(x86)\mysql\my.ini\"" net start mysql Regards, Armin. 2008/10/6 Varuna Seneviratna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I added a line to the [mysqld) group > As --defaults-file="C:\WINDOWS\my.ini" and then I restarted the > service.Everything was fine.Then I took out the my.ini file in the MySQL > instalation directory the result was an error message AS > > Could Not start the MySQL Service on Local Computer > > Error 1067 The preocess terminated unexpectedly > > According to the manual MySQL server reads option files in the order > > Default options are read from the following files in the given order: > C:\WINDOWS\my.ini C:\WINDOWS\my.cnf C:\my.ini C:\my.cnf C:\Program > Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server > 5.0\my.cnf > > > To see the order I ran the command mysqld-nt --verbose --help > If the optin files read order is as above why can,t get the service started > > Varuna > -- Aegaeon technologies GmbH phone: +49.941.8107344 fax: +49.941.8107356 Legal disclaimer: http://aegaeon.de/disclaimer/email_all_int.txt -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
